Russell Crowe - Biography - IMDb Russell Crowe Biography Showing all 137 items Jump to: Overview (4) | Mini Bio (1) | Spouse (1) | Trade Mark (5) | Trivia (72) | Personal Quotes (47) | Salary (7) Overview (4) 5' 11½" (1.82 m) Mini Bio (1) Russell Ira Crowe was born in Wellington, New Zealand, to Jocelyn Yvonne (Wemyss) and John Alexander Crowe, both of whom catered movie sets. His maternal grandfather, Stanley Wemyss, was a cinematographer. Crowe's recent ancestry includes Welsh (where his paternal grandfather was born, in Wrexham), English, Irish, Scottish, Norwegian, Swedish, and Maori (one of Crowe's maternal great-grandmothers, Erana Putiputi Hayes Heihi, was Maori). Crowe's family moved to Australia when he was a small child, and Russell got the acting bug early in life. Beginning as a child star on a local Australian TV show, Russell's first big break came with two films ...

the first, Romper Stomper (1992), gained him a name throughout the film community in Australia and the neighboring countries. The second, The Sum of Us (1994), helped put him on the American map, so to speak. Sharon Stone heard of him from Romper Stomper (1992) and wanted him for her film, The Quick and the Dead (1995). But filming on The Sum of Us (1994) had already begun. Sharon is reported to have held up shooting until she had her gunslinger-Crowe, for her film. With The Quick and the Dead (1995) under his belt as his first American film, the second was offered to him soon after. Virtuosity (1995), starring Denzel Washington , put Russell in the body of a Virtual Serial Killer, Sid6.7 ... a role unlike any he had played so far. Virtuosity (1995), a Sci-Fi extravaganza, was a fun film and, again, opened the door to even more American offers. L.A.

Confidential (1997), Russell's third American film, brought him the US fame and attention that his fans have felt he deserved all along. Missing the Oscar nod this time around, he didn't seem deterred and signed to do his first film with The Walt Disney Company, Mystery, Alaska (1999). He achieved even more success and awards for his performances in Gladiator (2000) and A Beautiful Mind (2001). - IMDb Mini Biography By: Gustaf Molin <gumo@hem2.passagen.se> Spouse (1) ( 7 April 2003 - present) (separated) (2 children) Trade Mark (5) Often works with directors Ron Howard and Ridley Scott . Often plays characters based on real individuals Frequently plays fathers or family who have usually suffered a loss Trivia (72) Cousin of former New Zealand international cricketers Jeff Crowe and Martin Crowe . Lost his front tooth playing rugby when he was ten. Never got it fixed until, at the insistence of the director for The Crossing (1990), who paid for it out of his own pocket. First lead role when he was 25.

Tried a music career as a rockabilly singer sporting a large pompadour hairdo, playing under the name Russ Le Roq. Titled his first single, "I Want to Be Like Marlon Brando ". Later admitted that he had never even seen a Brando movie when he wrote and recorded the song. Ironically, he went on later to play Jor-El in Man of Steel (2013), the same character that Brando iconically performed in Superman (1978). After filming Gladiator (2000), he and some friends took a 4,000 mile motorcycle trip around Australia. Owns a 560-acre farm in 7.5 hours North-West from Sydney. Dropped out of high school. Russell's rock group is named 30 Odd Foot of Grunts. They played their first American concert following Russell's success in Gladiator (2000) in Austin, Texas in August 2000. The tickets for the concert were selling for over $500 on e-bay.com.

(September 5, 2000) Suffered a shoulder injury, which will require surgery, while filming Jodie Foster 's Flora Plum . It is uncertain if the film will have to be recast. Has starred in three films based on articles from Vanity Fair magazine. The Insider (1999) was based on a story by Marie Brenner named "The Man Who Knew Too Much". Proof of Life (2000) was based on the article "Adventures in the Ransom Trade" by William Prochnau . A Beautiful Mind (2001) was originally published in Vanity Fair as an excerpt of Sylvia Nasar's book about John Forbes Nash. He turned down the role of Logan/Wolverine in X-Men (2000) because he did not want to play another similar role to the Maximus from Gladiator (2000), which he just completed. Crowe felt the characters were too similar by having the same animal totem - the wolf, and thought the movie was a cartoon, which it is not his cup of tea.

(August 16, 2001) He and his band, 30 Odd Foot of Grunts, performed on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992). Proudly displayed his grandfather's British Honours medal (MBE) while making his Oscar Winner speech in 2001. Has indicated an interest in taking out Australian citizenship due to the amount of time and energy he spends Down Under (keeping his New Zealand citizenship as well). His ancestry includes English, German, Irish, Maori, Norwegian, Scottish, Swedish and Welsh. Russell's paternal grandfather was from Wrexham, Wales. Russell's maternal great-grandmother, Erana Putiputi Hayes Heihi, was Maori, and as a result, he is registered on the Maori electoral roll in New Zealand. When Crowe's acceptance speech for his Best Actor award during the British Film Awards was edited, Crowe shoved the producer of the show, Malcolm Gerrie , against a wall and cursed at him, telling him: "Who on Earth had the... audacity to take out the best actor's poem? I'll make sure you never work in Hollywood." He later issued a full apology.

Ranked #28 in Premiere magazine's 2002 annual Power 100 List. Following his involvement in a brawl in a London restaurant, Russell stated that he was under a lot of stress and announced that he was going back to Australia to relax and spend more time with his father and his longtime girlfriend singer, Danielle Spencer . [November 2002] Discovered by British actor and musical director/writer Daniel Abineri , who gave Crowe his first professional acting role in a New Zealand tour of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show". Abineri later awarded Crowe the title role in his first stage musical, "Bad Boy Johnny and the Prophets of Doom", which premiered in Melbourne in 1989. Ranked #30 in Premiere magazine's 2003 annual Power 100 List. Met spouse, Danielle Spencer in 1989 when they co-starred in the film The Crossing (1990). Their co-star of the film, Robert Mammone ( The Matrix Reloaded (2003), The Matrix Revolutions (2003)), was one of Crowe's groomsmen at their wedding. Son-in-law of actor Don Spencer .

Took violin lessons in preparing for Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) because his character, Jack Aubrey, played the violin several times during the movie. He wrote a song about Jodie Foster called "Other Ways of Speaking" with his band, 30 Odd Foot of Grunts. Jodie Foster considers him a very good friend. He was awarded the Australian Centenary Medal in the 2001 Queen's New Years Honours List for his services to Australian society and Australian film production. (January 29, 2004) Dislocated his shoulder while training for his upcoming boxing movie, Cinderella Man (2005). The injury delayed filming for two months. On June 7, 2006, he formed a partnership with Australian businessman Peter Holmes a Court to buy a controlling stake in his favorite sports team, the Australian NRL team South Sydney Rabbitohs. Was accepted into the prestigious drama school, The National Institute of Dramatic Arts (NIDA), in Sydney. Ranked #97 on VH1's 100 Hottest Hotties Good friends with Nicole Kidman .

She also mentioned him in her Oscar acceptance speech when she won Best Actress in a Leading Role for The Hours (2002). Premiere magazine ranked him as #49 on a list of the Greatest Movie Stars of All Time in their Stars in Our Constellation feature (2005). Once he was cast as Bud White in L.A. Confidential (1997), he read in the book that his character was the largest cop on the police force, off-putting for him due to his medium-sized frame (just under 6 feet). To capture a "big guy" presence, Crowe lived in a tiny flat in which he could barely fit through any of the doors. This experience, he said, made him come to the set feeling like a giant. His former band, 30 Odd Foot of Grunts, used to cover a song by Newfoundland band, Great Big Sea. While filming Cinderella Man (2005) in Toronto, Crowe met Alan Doyle , lead singer of Great Big Sea. The two ended up composing several songs together, working in Toronto and Australia, and Doyle produced Crowe's 2005 album "My Hand, My Heart".

When his wife was pregnant with his first child Charles, he gave up drinking alcohol with her. Is friends with Richard Tognetti , who gave him violin lessons for Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003). His next album (tentatively titled "My Hand, My Heart") is produced by Alan Doyle , lead singer for the Canadian band, Great Big Sea . He attended Vaucluse Public School in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney for part of his Infants and Primary Education in the 1970s. Formed a new band, named The Ordinary Fear of God. His performance as Jeffrey Wigand in The Insider (1999) is ranked #23 on Premiere magazine's 100 Greatest Performances of All Time (2006). A Beautiful Mind (2001) is ranked #93 on the American Film Institute's 100 Most Inspiring Movies of All Time (2006). Was among the guests at Nicole Kidman 's and Keith Urban 's wedding Despite liking the script very much, turned down About a Boy (2002).

Turned down the role of Aragorn in Peter Jackson 's Lord of the Rings trilogy since filming on The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) would coincide with Ron Howard 's A Beautiful Mind (2001). However, Crowe really loved the idea of filming a movie in his home country, New Zealand, for an extended amount of time. Turned down the role of Sgt. Norm "Hoot" Hooten in Black Hawk Down (2001) due to scheduling conflicts. Lives in a penthouse on Woollomoollo Wharf in Sydney, the Penthouse was reportedly sold to Crowe and wife Danielle Spencer for over $13.75 million. Is close friends with Texas Governor Rick Perry . Lobbied California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger against executing Stanley "Tookie" Williams. [December 2005] The role of James J. Braddock ( Cinderella Man (2005)) is his personal favorite.

Nearly finalized a deal to reunite with director Michael Mann on Collateral (2004), but scheduling conflicts with Eucalyptus, a doomed film project, prevented him from taking the role, which later went to Tom Cruise . Two opportunities of working with fellow Australian and good friend, Nicole Kidman , have fallen through. In 2005, they were set to star in Jocelyn Moorhouse 's Eucalyptus, which fell through due to disputes over the screenplay. And in 2006, Crowe dropped out of Australia (2008), Baz Luhrmann 's long-gestating romantic Outback epic, due to a disagreement over a cut in Crowe's salary. Was director Oliver Stone 's dream choice for the title role in Alexander (2004). Was considered for the role of Aslan in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005) and its ensuing sequels. His earnings in 2001 were estimated at $15.4 million by "Business Review Weekly".

Has starred in five movies in seven years (1997-2003) that ended up being nominated for an Oscar for Best Picture. ( L.A. Confidential (1997), The Insider (1999), Gladiator (2000), A Beautiful Mind (2001) and Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)). Gladiator (2000) and A Beautiful Mind (2001) won. A similar achievement was done by William Hurt in the 1980s, he starred in five movies nominated for Best Picture in only six years between 1983 and 1988 but none of them won. Was slated to star alongside Nicole Kidman in the movie adaptation of Murray Bail's novel "Eucalyptus", but this project was dropped. Initially turned down L.A. Confidential (1997) because he doubted whether he could convincingly play such a tough character. Is a huge fan of the Toronto Maple Leafs of the NHL. Friends with University of Michigan head football coach Lloyd Carr . Is a huge fan of English Football side Leeds United AFC.

According to Forbes magazine, his movies averaged $5 of gross income for every dollar the actor got paid, making him the most overpaid celebrity in the business. [December 2007] Crowe's maternal grandfather, Stan Wemyss, was a cinematographer who, according to Crowe, produced the first film by New Zealander Geoff Murphy and was also named an MBE for filming footage of World War II. Gained 63 pounds for his role in Body of Lies (2008). Was the original choice for the role of Stonewall Jackson in Ron Maxwell 's Civil War epic, Gods and Generals (2003). Crowe was interested at first but later dropped out. The role went to Stephen Lang instead. Quit smoking for the sake of his children in 2010, but subsequently relapsed. Became a father for the 1st time at age 39 when his wife Danielle Spencer gave birth to their son Charles Spencer Crowe on December 21, 2003.

Became a father for the 2nd time at age 42 when his wife Danielle Spencer gave birth to their son Tennyson Spencer Crowe on July 7, 2006. He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6801 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on April 12, 2010. He, Marisa Tomei , Marcia Gay Harden and Adrien Brody are the only actors to win an Oscar without being awarded for the same performance in none of its predecessor awards (Golden Globe, Critics Choice Awards, SAG and BAFTA). Marisa Tomei and Marcia Gay Harden were not even nominated for those awards for their performances in My Cousin Vinny (1992) and Pollock (2000), and Crowe's only award for Gladiator (2000) before the Oscar was the Critics Choice award. As of 2014, has appeared in six films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: L.A.

Confidential (1997), The Insider (1999), Gladiator (2000), A Beautiful Mind (2001), Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) and Les Misérables (2012). Of those, Gladiator (2000) and A Beautiful Mind (2001) are winners in the category. Has starred in two films from DreamWorks's Best Picture Oscar winning streak, which was three years in a row. In June 2010 Crowe, who started smoking when he was ten, announced that he had quit his 60-a-day habit. This attempt later proved unsuccessful, and in November 2010 he admitted that he was still smoking heavily. Personal Quotes (47) One of the most painful things of the L.A. Confidential (1997) character I played was that the author, James Ellroy , kept telling me that Bud White wasn't a drinker. I said, "Come on, this is 1953. He's a blue-collar bloke, a cop.

You're telling me he doesn't sit around with the boys after his shift and have a beer?". And Ellroy says, "Absolutely not." So for five months and seven days, I didn't have a drink. It's probably the most painful period of my life. [on winning the Best Actor Oscar] If you grow up in the suburbs of anywhere, a dream like this seems kind of vaguely ludicrous and completely unattainable. But this moment is directly connected to those imaginings. And for anybody who's on the downside of advantage, and relying purely on courage, it's possible. It's not really what I'd call a movie. I was stunned that Miramax wanted to buy it. I mean it's really rude. It showed me in a really bad light. It's also shoddily made. It's cobbled together. [expressing surprise that a low-budget documentary of his band, 30 Odd Foot of Grunts, has been picked up for worldwide distribution] [on meeting Robert De Niro ] I felt this tap on my shoulder and I turned around and, you know that De Niro fellow? Well, he didn't say a word.

He didn't say "Hello", "Good evening" or anything or "Hi, I'm Robert". He just looked at me and he nodded his head and he smiled. And he walked off. You don't have to like an actor to do a scene with him. You don't have to like a director. But it's just better if you do. And I think, you know, you've got to begin that with respect. All that stuff, this public persona of me - let's call him "the wild man" - that is not helpful. It doesn't make me more of a box office draw. It's the quality of my work that makes people want to go to my films. I always say I've given 24 insufficient performances and I'm looking forward to the time in my life when I'll do something that I think is good. There's always stuff you can do better, stuff that maybe you didn't uncover enough. But if you do something that you truly believe is perfect, then that's got to be the last movie you do. I'd like to play passionate women, but no one will let me.

If there's anything about someone's life that's important enough to make a movie about it, I have to take responsibility to get all of it right. It's a huge responsibility. The older I get, the crotchetier I'm going to get about that integrity. I don't think, just because you have the public's attention, it's now a prerequisite for you to completely sell out your moral center. I don't think that's okay. If I ever stop being the guy that can answer your question straight and look you in the eye and give you my opinion, then I should stop making films. I'm still excited by it. I still love the process. I want to make movies that pierce people's hearts and touch them in some way, even if it's just for the night while they're in the cinema; in that moment, I want to bring actual tears to their eyes and goosebumps to their skin. That's what motivates me, and it may sound strange but if you're not focused on the audience, why are you bothering to make a movie? [on Robert De Niro ] He has disappointed me many times over the past ten years, with his performances in substandard movies.

When I arrived in Sydney, I spent 22 weeks in this $50-a-week place with just a bed, a cupboard and the toilet halfway down the corridor. For the first time my parents were some distance away. I did a lot of thinking and realized I appreciated what my father had instilled in me. People think that because there is a dole there they should use it, and there are a lot of ways to misuse the system. I believe in singing for my supper. I'll never accept a grant because what I do should be able to be founded purely on free enterprise. [on Oliver Reed ] Mate, he did that to himself. I have little time for the Oliver Reeds of this business. I'm not pleased that he's gone. In fact, I never had a drink with Oliver, because I didn't want to encourage him. I'll go for long periods without a drink. When I'm on the farm by myself, it's not something I even think about. But I'm not afraid to have a beer in front of a studio executive. That doesn't make me a wild man. I'm at the bottom of a well. I can't communicate how dark my life is right now.

I'm in a lot of trouble. I'll do my best to solve the situation in an honorable way. I'm very sorry for my actions. I will spend the rest of my life if it takes it, trying to make it up with my wife. I'm pleased that my son isn't able to compute what's going on at the moment because that would be a heartbreaking thing. One thing that I don't want to do is imply that I'm trying to make out it's somebody else's fault It's not, I know it's my fault, I've got to face up to it and deal with it. I'm not trying to be pessimistic, I'm just looking at what the situation is - it's a seven-year jail sentence. After The Insider (1999), I know the exact chemical compounds in a commercial cigarette, but I've been smoking since I was 10. I know it's terrible, but I am a great fan of irony. I believe if you take on characters for a living you can't make yourself into an icon in order to sell a pair of shoes. I had a good laugh when Clooney tried to compare doing ads for suits, a car and a drink to what I do as a musician.

An endorsement is about money. My music is from the heart. I do my bit to improve the world but I think it's very important to get things done on the quiet. I'm sick to death of famous people standing up and using their celebrity to promote a cause. If I see a particular need, I do try to help. But there's a lot that can be achieved by putting a cheque in the right place and shutting up about it. I don't do ads for suits in Spain like George Clooney or cigarettes in Japan like Harrison Ford . And on one level, people go, "Well, more fault to you, mate, because there's free money to be handed out." But to me it's kind of sacrilegious - it's a complete contradiction of the f**king social contract you have with your audience. I mean, Robert De Niro 's advertising American Express. Gee whiz, it's not the first time he's disappointed me. It's been happening for a while now. I'd move to Los Angeles if Australia and New Zealand were swallowed up by a huge tidal wave, if there was a bubonic plague in England, and if the continent of Africa disappeared from some Martian attack.

Dani was three weeks early last time, she gave birth just a few days after she was chased down the street by four photographers. Nobody cares, particularly the photographers, nobody cares to focus on what that is. She was just walking down the street with her girlfriend and they rushed her - four of them all surrounded her. So she panicked and slipped and all this sort of stuff. If I'd been there that would have been a really serious situation. I tell you right now, they will be tarred and feathered if they hassle my pregnant wife again. [on The Passion of the Christ (2004)] Well if what I've heard about it is fair dinkum that he spent $25 million making a movie that's shot in Aramaic and Latin and he's intending to release it without subtitles, I think he's got to get off the glue. What's the point of making a movie where people can't understand what's going on? I don't understand that. If you want it for reality or whatever, I think, "Wow, what an amazing idea," but also what a waste of time if nobody can get what the point is.

Well, if we know the story, if we know it that well, why did he bother making it again? Mr. Gibson, get off the glue! I'm a virtuoso in my job in that there's not an actor I can't go into a scene with and be absolutely confident that, whatever is required of my character, I can do it. I just didn't want to work on that movie in the type of environment that was being created because of the needs of the budget. I do charity work, but I don't do charity work for major studios. [on turning down the role of Morpheus in The Matrix (1999)] Well, The Matrix - I just didn't get it. I couldn't get past page 42. That world was just not interesting to me. [on his selectivity of his next film] With the Lord of the Rings, if I did that I couldn't have done A Beautiful Mind, and I just had to do A Beautiful Mind. You can't do it all, and the people who try to usually end up not being able to focus at a certain level after a while.

I mean, if I'm going to drink a bottle of wine, I drink a really good bottle of wine. [on what attracts him to prospective films] I respond to the call that says, "It's 185 A.D. You're a Roman general. You're being directed by Ridley Scott ." That's something my imagination can get a hold of. In wars, no one wins, everyone loses. There are no heroes, there's only dead people. Movies can really change things and... it becomes an educational process and I think that's the healthiest way of attacking anything. That's what I'm looking for. [on an upcoming remake of the Robin Hood story] If you go back into the mythology, you get Robin the Beheader, who would chop off your head and your hands, take your money and keep it. So we'll have a look at that. He was a gentle, beautiful man, a fine actor, a loyal friend. I feel deeply for his family - on the passing of friend and fellow actor, Heath Ledger . [on spirituality] I think there's a karmic cycle, which is very, very obvious: you run around acting like a dick, and you get your ass kicked.

The world just works that way. People might say I'm uncompromising but really I am just a very straight-shooting man. If you look me in the eye and shake my hand I expect you to keep your end of the f***ing bargain. I do. It's simple. [on theatre] Every now and then I get sort of romantic about it. But I've also got that cynical part of me where, when I read somebody saying, "I'm going back to the theatre. I'm going back to my roots," I'm like, "Oh, can't get a job, hey?". [on studio demands for a sex scene in Gladiator (2000)] I'm sorry boys, but it doesn't suit the character. We can't be avenging the death of the wife and child, and stop for a bit of nookie along the way. I'm sorry, it's not gonna happen. (July 2010) Do the maths - I have been smoking for 36 years, I would continuously lie to myself about how much I smoked.

I was smoking 40 on an easy day, but on a day when I would be up at 4am and still up at midnight, then it was 60-plus and it just got to the point where my body was telling me I had to stop. [1997, on L.A. Confidential (1997)] You go into these movies to play an American, you know. That's part of the fun of it for me. I can be an Australian in Australian films. [1997, on perfecting accents] I was too kind of brave and proud to want a dialect coach because I thought that showed weakness in my armor. But then you just learn it's a more efficient way of doing it. A dialect coach is really important because it takes a certain technical responsibility off your shoulders. Otherwise, it would be very disruptive, because you've got to focus on the internal life of the character. The language is easy if you're not focusing on it, you know. [on Oliver Reed ] He drank himself to death. He sat on a bar stool until he fell off it and carried on drinking... lying in his own piss and vomit, he continued to drink till he passed out.

What did the tabloids say he drank on the day he died? Something like thirty beers, eight or ten dark rums and half a bottle of whiskey. In the end, he created such a weird energy around him that no one drinking with him cared. [from his 2002 Oscar acceptance speech] When you grow up in the suburbs of anywhere, a dream like this seems kind of vaguely ludicrous and completely unattainable. But this moment is directly connected to those childhood imaginings. And for anybody who's on the downside of advantage and relying purely on courage, it's possible. [Speaking to Mark Lawson about his character in Robin Hood (2010)] You've got dead ears, mate. You've seriously got dead ears if you think that's an Irish accent. Bollocks. I'm a little dumbfounded that you could possibly find any Irish in that character. I don't regret any of the choices I've made in terms of films. Everything has taught me something. Sometimes I go through the list of films I've done and I'm pretty surprised at where I've gone.

Sometimes you are lucky and everything falls into place and you get to do the thing that you want in a time that is right for you, and another time it doesn't happen. But if you keep chasing that or you keep waiting for it, then the thing that you do is essentially compromised, because I'm a performer, an actor, and so give me a script and let me go to work. To hang around waiting for the absolute perfect gig, I just don't think is a sensible thing to do. I've had a lot of mates who had wonderful opportunities when they were younger and they wait for the absolutely great thing and by the time that comes around - if it comes around - they've lost a lot of ground and they see a lot of people who were perhaps at a different status at a certain point, they have worked, and now they are the names that people turn to. There is a website that's listed all of the movies I've turned down. Somebody sent it to me once and it was a very depressing read. Kingdom of Heaven (2005) is a very good example.

Two-and-a-half years of working on that script with Ridley and then he got impatient and wanted to do it while I was in the middle of Cinderella Man (2005). It was like, "Excuse me, old fella, can't you just wait?" "No, I'm not waiting, just leave that movie..." "Well, I can't leave the movie, Ridley..." But that just happens; it's the nature of the business. [Describing his early days as an actor] I don't subscribe to any form of acting. I wanted to learn more at the National Institute of Dramatic Art, but I didn't have the money, so I would take any acting job I could find and by the time I had enough money to enroll into the school I didn't really need to go, because while I was working, I gathered all the acting knowledge and experience. [His approach to each role he plays] Preparation and research is a privilege: I love to do it, I'm very inquisitive I also know the more work I put into the character, the more apparent it'll be on the screen.

[Describing his work ethic]wasting time on a film set is not your privilege, being on the film set is the privilege, that's why Ron Howard and I get along really well, we both see making films as a privilege, we see the fact that someone's put money for us to work in a very expensive art form. The reality break was that my kids never saw me smoke and Charlie is a little older at six and is in that phase where he is sneaking up on me all the time. I was in my office ... and I thought I heard my office door open and I looked around and couldn't see anything, so I had my cigarette. Later on I leant over to put my cigarette out and he was lying between the couch and the table and he very definitely saw me having a smoke. And that was my very last one. Salary (7) Russell Crowe Country - Russell Crowe Net Worth Russell Crowe Country Read more... Russell Crowe Russell Crowe Net Worth is $65 Million. Russell Crowe was born in New Zealand and has an estimated net worth of $65 million dollars. An actor and musician, Russell Crowe began his career on television, but gained international recognition with his r.

Russell Ira Crowe (born 7 Ap... Russell Crowe Net Worth is $65 Million. Russell Crowe Net Worth is $65 Million. Russell Crowe was born in New Zealand and has an estimated net worth of $65 million dollars. An actor and musician, Russell Crowe began his career on television, but gained international recognition with his r Russell Ira Crowe is a New Zealand Australian actor, film producer and musician. He came to international attention for his role as Roman General Maximus Decimus Meridius in the 2000 historical epic film Gladiator, directed by Ridley Scott, for which he won an Academy Award for Best Actor, a Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor, an Empire Award for Best Actor and a London Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor and ten further nominations for Best Actor. Crowe appeared as the tobacco firm whistle blower Jeffrey Wigand in the 1999 film The Insider, for which he received five awards as Best Actor and seven nominations in the same category. In 2001, Crowe's portrayal of mathematician and Nobel Prize winner John F.

Nash in the biopic A Beautiful Mind brought him numerous awards, including an BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor category Motion Picture Drama and a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding P... Russell Crowe Russell Crowe Nationality: Australia Executive summary: A Beautiful Mind Russell Crowe is of Norwegian and Maori ancestry, and was born in New Zealand, but his family moved to Australia when he was four years old. His parents were caterers for film and television productions. They often brought young Russell with them to work, and he was pressed into work as an extra at the age of six. He had his first credited role in the down-under espionage series Spyforce, when he was eight. Crowe first became moderately famous as a rock musician in his late teens, and his first low-level hit was titled "I Want to Be Like Marlon Brando ". His cousins, Martin and Jeff Crowe, are well-known New Zealand cricket players, so young Crowe was often referred to as "the singing cousin of the cricketing Crowes". At 17, he dumped his famous last name and performed as "Russ le Roq".

Even as le Roq, though, he quickly earned a reputation for being "tough as sandpaper" with the press and public. He returned to acting with stage productions of Grease, Blood Brothers, and The Rocky Horror Show. He was briefly a semi-regular in the long-running Aussie soap opera Neighbours, but has said he only took the role to meet the series' then-star, Kylie Minogue . He was cast as a lawyer on Australian TV's Living with the Law, and made his feature debut with the war drama Blood Oath in 1990. He first came to American attention as an Australian skinhead in the 1992 film Romper Stomper. His first successful American film was L.A. Confidential in 1997, with fellow Australian Guy Pearce . He was Oscar-nominated for The Insider and A Beautiful Mind, and won for Gladiator. While filming Gladiator, Crowe reportedly went to great lengths to avoid speaking with anyone in the cast or crew except while the cameras were rolling. For Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, everyone on the set was instructed to address him as "Captain".

On the set of The Cinderella Man, Crowe reportedly got into a fist-fight with his bodyguard, and bit the man's ear. During a publicity interview for Robin Hood in 2010, he stormed off the set when a BBC reporter inquired about his odd accent in the film. Crowe has sung, played guitar, and toured with his band, Thirty Odd Foot of Grunts. In 2005, he released a solo album. Russell Crowe Net Worth | Search Net Worth Russell Crowe Net Worth Russell Crowe Net Worth is$65 Million VN:F [1.9.22_1171] Rating: 4.0/5 (21 votes cast) VN:F [1.9.22_1171] Rating: 4.0/5 (5 votes cast) Profession: Actor, Singer, Musician Date of Birth: Apr 7, 1964 Nicknames: Russell Ira Crowe Height: 1.8 m Country: Australia, New Zealand Russell Crowe was born in New Zealand and has an estimated net worth of $65 million dollars.

An actor and musician, Russell Crowe began his career on television, but gained international recognition with his role in the film, "Romper Stomper". He went on to star in such films as "L.A. Confidential", "A Beautiful Mind", and "Gladiator" for which he won an Oscar. Russell Ira Crowe (born 7 April 1964) is a New Zealand Australian actor, film producer and musician. He came to international attention for his role as Roman General Maximus Decimus Meridius in the 2000 historical epic film Gladiator, directed by Ridley Scott, for which he won an Academy Award for Best Actor, a Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor, an Empire Award for Best Actor and a London Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor and ten further nominations for Best Actor. Crowe appeared as the tobacco firm whistle blower Jeffrey Wigand in the 1999 film The Insider, for which he received five awards as Best Actor and seven nominations in the same category. In 2001, Crowe's portrayal of mathematician and Nobel Prize winner John F.

Nash in the biopic A Beautiful Mind brought him numerous awards, including an BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor category Motion Picture Drama and a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role. Crowe's other films include L.A. Confidential (1997), Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) Cinderella Man (2005), American Gangster (2007), 3:10 to Yuma (2007) and Robin Hood (2010). Crowe's work has earned him several accolades, including a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, three Academy Award nominations in a row (1999-2001), one Golden Globe Award for Best Actor, one BAFTA, and an Academy Award. Due to his success and character variety, critics have often called him a "virtuoso" actor. He is also co-owner of South Sydney Rabbitohs, an Australian National Rugby League team.

Crowe was born on 7 April 1964 in Wellington, New Zealand, the son of Jocelyn Yvonne (n'ee Wemyss) and John Alexander Crowe, both of whom were movie set caterers; his father also managed a hotel. Crowe's maternal grandfather, Stan Wemyss, was a cinematographer who was named an MBE for filming footage of World War II. Crowe's maternal great-gre Russell Crowe Net Worth, 4.0 out of 5 based on 21 ratings Related Posts Russell Crowe Biography (Actor) Birthplace: New Zealand Best known as: The Oscar-winning star of Gladiator Russell Crowe won an Oscar as best actor for playing the title role in the 2000 film Gladiator. Crowe began acting in his adopted home country of Australia, winning acclaim in films like The Crossing (1990) and Romper Stomper (1992). In the mid-1990s he became more prominent in America in films like Sharon Stone 's The Quick and the Dead (1995, also starring Leonardo DiCaprio ). He broke through as a heroic cop in the retro crime thriller L.A.

Confidential (1997, with Kim Basinger ) and won an Oscar nomination for his work as tobacco whistleblower Jeffrey Wigand in 1999's The Insider. The next year he made a huge splash playing the wronged Roman hero Maximus in Gladiator (directed by Ridley Scott ). The film won the Academy Award for best picture of 2000, and Crowe himself was given the Oscar as best actor. Rugged yet sensitive onscreen, Crowe has developed an offscreen reputation as a cheerfully unruly Aussie who on occasion enjoys a pint and a scuffle. His other roles include a kidnapper-chasing security consultant in Proof of Life (2000, with Meg Ryan ), the mathematician John Nash in A Beautiful Mind (2001, with Jennifer Connelly ), the dashing sea captain Jack Aubrey in Master and Commander (2003), real-life boxer Jim Braddock in Cinderella Man (2005, with Renee Zellweger ), and as a cornered outlaw in 3:10 to Yuma (2007, with Christian Bale .

Extra credit: Crowe performed with his own rock band, Thirty Odd Foot of Grunts (also known as TOFOG), until the group disbanded in 2004… He had a much-publicized affair with Meg Ryan while both were filming the 2000 movie Proof of Life. Copyright © 1998-2017 by Who2?, LLC. All rights reserved. Advertisement Advertisement Russell Crowe - IMDb IMDb Actor | Soundtrack | Producer Russell Ira Crowe was born in Wellington, New Zealand, to Jocelyn Yvonne (Wemyss) and John Alexander Crowe, both of whom catered movie sets. His maternal grandfather, Stanley Wemyss, was a cinematographer. Crowe's recent ancestry includes Welsh (where his paternal grandfather was born, in Wrexham), English, Irish, Scottish, Norwegian, Swedish, and...

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Shirty, the Slightly Aggressive Bear 1992 Police Rescue (TV Series) Constable Tom 'Bomber' Young 1991 Acropolis Now (TV Series) Danny O' Brian 1977 The Young Doctors (TV Series) Russell - Episode #1.83 (1977) ...

Russell (uncredited) 1972 Spyforce (TV Series) 2014 The Water Diviner (writer: "Love Was My Alibi") 2014 Noah (performer: "Father Song (Lullaby)") / (writer: "Father Song (Lullaby)") 2013 The 85th Annual Academy Awards (TV Special) (performer: "One Day More") 2012 Les Misérables (performer: "The Sewers", "The Runaway Cart", "Fantine's Arrest", "The Confrontation", "Javert's Suicide", "Stars", "The Robbery/Javert's Intervention", "One Day More!", "Little People", "The Night Of Anguish", "Work Song", "Building The Barricade (Upon These Stones)", "Javert's Arrival") Hide 2015 Fathers & Daughters (executive producer) 2010 Damage Control (TV Series) (executive producer) 1998 L.A. Confidential: Off the Record...

(Video documentary short) (special thanks) Hide 2003-2016 Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) Himself 2015-2016 The Last Leg (TV Series) Himself - Guest 2016 Access Hollywood (TV Series) Himself 2010-2016 Made in Hollywood (TV Series) Himself 2005-2016 Good Morning America (TV Series) Himself - Guest / Himself 2016 Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV Series) Himself 2016 The Insider (TV Series) Himself 2016 WGN Morning News (TV Series) Himself 2015 American Idol (TV Series) Himself - Hollywood Superstar 2015 CBS This Morning (TV Series) Himself 2005-2015 Charlie Rose (TV Series) Himself - Guest 2015 The View (TV Series) Himself 2003-2015 Cinema 3 (TV Series) Himself 2010-2015 Días de cine (TV Series) Himself 2005-2015 Live!

with Kelly (TV Series) Himself - Guest 2015 CBS News Sunday Morning (TV Series documentary) Himself - Guest 2015 Larry King Now (TV Series) Himself - Guest 2011-2015 Janela Indiscreta (TV Series) Himself 2006-2015 Le grand journal de Canal+ (TV Series documentary) Himself 2015 4th AACTA Awards (TV Special) Himself 2014 Reel Junkie (TV Series) Himself 2014 Real Celebrity Miracles (TV Movie documentary) Himself 2013 El hormiguero (TV Series) Himself - Guest 2013 All-Out Action (Video short) Himself 2013 Henry Cavill: Becoming Superman (TV Movie documentary) Himself 2013 2013 AACTA Awards (TV Special) Himself - Host 2013 Vivir de cine (TV Series) Himself 2012 Charlie's Army (TV Movie documentary) Himself 2012 Samsung AACTA Awards (TV Special) Himself - Presenter 2011 Close Up (TV Series) Himself -

 Interviewee / Actor 2010 Damage Control (TV Series) Himself - Narrator (voice) 2010 The Real Robin Hood (TV Movie documentary) Himself 2010 The 7PM Project (TV Series) Himself - Guest 2009-2010 Bondi Rescue (TV Series) Himself 2009 Sky Sports Cricket (TV Series) Himself 2000-2009 HBO First Look (TV Series documentary) Himself / Terry Thorne 2008 E!

True Hollywood Story (TV Series documentary) Himself 2008 Destination: Yuma (Video documentary short) Himself 2007 Discovery Atlas (TV Series documentary) Narrator 2007 Postcards from Provence (Video documentary) Himself 2006 Film 2016 (TV Series) Himself 2006 Children in Need (TV Series) Himself 2006 60 Minutes (TV Series documentary) Himself - Actor (segment "Explaining Russell Crowe") - Buried in the Fine Print/The Shipbreakers/Explaining Russell Crowe (2006) ... Himself - Actor (segment "Explaining Russell Crowe") 2006 Bro'Town (TV Series) 2005-2006 Corazón de...

(TV Series) Himself 2006 Sanctuary: Lisa Gerrard (Video documentary) Himself 2005 El Magacine (TV Series) Himself 2005 The Daily Show (TV Series) Himself - Guest 2004 The Hundred Days (Video documentary) Himself 2004 Soundstage (TV Series documentary) Himself 2004 2004 NHL Awards (TV Special) Himself - Presenter 2004 Colour of War: The ANZACs (TV Movie documentary) Narrator 2004 Love Hollywood Style (TV Movie documentary) Himself 2003 4Pop (TV Series documentary) Himself 2003 God kveld Norge (TV Series) Himself 2003 Tinseltown TV (TV Series) Himself 2001-2003 Rove Live (TV Series) Himself - Guest 2003 Australian Story (TV Series documentary) Himself - Guest Presenter - Episode #1.22 (2003) ...

Himself - Guest 2003 Famous (TV Series) 2002 Rank (TV Series documentary) Himself 2002 Leute heute (TV Series documentary) Himself Himself - Presenter: Best Actress in a Leading Role 2002 + de cinéma (TV Series documentary short) Himself 2002 Seitenblicke (TV Series documentary) Himself 2002 Inside a Beautiful Mind (TV Special short documentary) Himself 2002 Brit Awards 2002 (TV Special) Himself - Presenter 2001 San Remo 2001 (TV Movie) Himself 2001 Omnibus (TV Series documentary) Himself 2001 Live Lunch (TV Series) Himself - Interviewee 2000-2001 Mundo VIP (TV Series) Himself 2000 Gladiator Games: The Roman Bloodsport (TV Movie documentary) Himself 2000 2000 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards (TV Special documentary) Himself 2000 Making of the Insider (TV Movie documentary) Himself 1998 Celebrity Profile (TV Series documentary) Himself 1995 The Movie Show (TV Series

) Himself 1992 The Word (TV Series) Himself 2006-2016 Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) Himself 2014 Inside Edition (TV Series documentary) Himself 2014 The Comfort Zone (TV Series) Himself 2007 60 Minutes (TV Series documentary) Himself - Actor (segment "Explaining Russell Crowe") 2007 20 to 1 (TV Series documentary) Himself 2007 Amor mío (TV Series) Himself 2006 Today Tonight (TV Series) Himself - Episode #14.158 (2006) ...

Himself - Guest (uncredited) 1999-2006 Biography (TV Series documentary) Himself / John Nash in 'A Beautiful Mind' 2005-2006 Corazón de... (TV Series) Himself 2005 El oficio de actor (TV Movie documentary) Himself 2005 E! True Hollywood Story (TV Series documentary) Himself 2005 National Geographic: Inside 9/11 (TV Mini-Series documentary) Himself (uncredited) 2005 Cinema mil (TV Series) Himself 2003 The Greatest (TV Series documentary) Himself 2003 Celebrities Uncensored (TV Series) Himself 2003 Australian Story (TV Series documentary) Himself 2002 Life and Times (TV Series documentary) Himself 2002 Before Stardom (TV Movie) Himself 2002 Shirtless: Hollywood's Sexiest Men (TV Movie documentary) Himself (uncredited) 1997 The Directors (TV Series documentary) Himself Personal Details Other Works: TV ad for Time Warner Cable, TWC.

For Facebook (a launched grenade on table) after refusing a friend request, call of "duty game", zombies and Netflix. See more » Publicity Listings: 1 Print Biography | 1 Portrayal | 16 Interviews | 30 Articles | 6 Pictorials | 28 Magazine Cover Photos | See more » Official Sites: Did You Know? Personal Quote: I don't regret any of the choices I've made in terms of films. Everything has taught me something. Sometimes I go through the list of films I've done and I'm pretty surprised at where I've gone. Sometimes you are lucky and everything falls into place and you get to do the thing that you want in a time that is right for you, and another time it doesn't happen. But if you keep chasing that or you ... See more » Trivia: Was accepted into the prestigious drama school, The National Institute of Dramatic Arts (NIDA), in Sydney.

See more » Trademark: Gravelly smoke-burnished voice See more » Nickname: Russell Crowe still fighting for Australian citizenship - Story Russell Crowe still fighting for Australian citizenship (SMY&LR/WNTEX&TNR/ZN) 11:02 AM, Mar 24, 2015 5:01 AM, Mar 25, 2015 Share Article Copyright 2015 World Entertainment News Network. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Show Caption Previous Next New Zealand-born actor RUSSELL CROWE is still fighting to be granted Australian citizenship after living in the country for more than 45 years. The Gladiator star was just four years old when he moved with his parents from his native Wellington to Sydney, but he has yet to be made an official Australian. Crowe, 50, reveals he missed out on a chance to gain citizenship because he is often away from home working on movie projects abroad, but he is determined not to give up. He tells Britain's Radio Times magazine, "They changed the law for New Zealanders.

No matter how long you'd been in the country, if you weren't in Australia for the majority of 2000 to 2002 when I was particularly busy filming overseas, you can't become a citizen. "I've been voted one of Australia's 50 national treasures. I've even had my face on an Australian stamp, the only non-Australian to do so, apart from the Queen, of course. It's so, so... unreasonable." Crowe was married to Australian singer Danielle Spencer, who he has since separated from, and their two sons were both born in the actor's adopted homeland. Copyright 2015 World Entertainment News Network. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Russell Crowe Bio - Russell Crowe Net Worth Russell Crowe Bio Read more... Russell Crowe Russell Crowe Net Worth is $65 Million. Russell Crowe was born in New Zealand and has an estimated net worth of $65 million dollars. An actor and musician, Russell Crowe began his career on television, but gained international recognition with his r. Russell Ira Crowe (born 7 Ap...

Russell Crowe Net Worth is $65 Million. Russell Crowe Net Worth is $65 Million. Russell Crowe was born in New Zealand and has an estimated net worth of $65 million dollars. An actor and musician, Russell Crowe began his career on television, but gained international recognition with his r Russell Ira Crowe is a New Zealand Australian actor, film producer and musician. He came to international attention for his role as Roman General Maximus Decimus Meridius in the 2000 historical epic film Gladiator, directed by Ridley Scott, for which he won an Academy Award for Best Actor, a Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor, an Empire Award for Best Actor and a London Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor and ten further nominations for Best Actor. Crowe appeared as the tobacco firm whistle blower Jeffrey Wigand in the 1999 film The Insider, for which he received five awards as Best Actor and seven nominations in the same category. In 2001, Crowe's portrayal of mathematician and Nobel Prize winner John F.

Nash in the biopic A Beautiful Mind brought him numerous awards, including an BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor category Motion Picture Drama and a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding P... Russell Crowe - Actor - YouTube 51,236 views Last updated on May 17, 2016 Born in New Zealand, Russell has made his home in Australia since he was a small child. The son of movie set caterers, Russell got the acting bug early in life. Beginning as a child star on a local Australian TV show, Russell's first big break came with two films ... the first, Romper Stomper (1992), gained him a name throughout the film community in Australia and the neighboring countries. The second, The Sum of Us (1994), helped put him on the American map, so to speak. Sharon Stone heard of him from Romper Stomper (1992) and wanted him for her film, The Quick and the Dead (1995). But filming on The Sum of Us (1994) had already begun.

Sharon is reported to have held up shooting until she had her gunslinger-Crowe, for her film. With The Quick and the Dead (1995) under his belt as his first American film, the second was offered to him soon after. Virtuosity (1995), starring Denzel Washington, put Russell in the body of a Virtual Serial Killer, Sid6.7 ... a role unlike any he had played so far. Virtuosity (1995), a Sci-Fi extravaganza, was a fun film and, again, opened the door to even more American offers. L.A. Confidential (1997), Russell's third American film, brought him the US fame and attention that his fans have felt he deserved all along. Missing the Oscar nod this time around, he didn't seem deterred and signed to do his first film with The Walt Disney Company, Mystery, Alaska (1999). He has recently achieved even more success and awards for his performances in Gladiator (2000) and A Beautiful Mind (2001). less Born in New Zealand, Russell has made his home in Australia since he was a small child.

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